Disclosed are oral care products that consumers can directly customize
according to their needs and preferences. The consumer selects a base
oral care product and one or more customization agents to add to the base
product to make a customized product that provides the desired
therapeutic and aesthetic benefits and in-use experience. The base oral
care product to be customized includes dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth gel,
subgingival gel, mouthrinse, mouthspray, tooth whitening gel, denture
product, and dental floss or tape. The customization agent comprises a
component selected from oral care actives; flavors; sweeteners; materials
affecting taste, mouthfeel, smell or other sensation such as essential
oils, coolants and warming agents; product aesthetic agents such as
colorants, opacifiers, speckles and texture or rheology modifying agents;
and combinations thereof.